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Decorative Collectibles and would like to buy or offer your products in our Online Marketplace or open your free listing direct supply store, you have come to the right place. We offer
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For over 100 years, china plates have been manufactured
in a variety of sizes, themes and artists.,
collected and displayed in homes from Europe to North America. making perfect
décor items for your home or business and the perfect gift
for friends and family.
Collecting plates
commemorating special events or locales - mainly in
blue and white - became popular Hobby in the 1800's
with an offering of a variety of shapes
and designs catered to a wide range of collectors. The first
limited edition collector's plate is credited to Bing and Grondahl
.
In the mid-1900's, European collector's plates arrived in the
US gift shops and department
stores and the number of companies producing them and of people
collecting constantly increased. In 1965 Lalique
introduced a lead-crystal art plate.
In 1973 The Bradford Exchange company opened a trading floor for the buying and
selling of collector plates. from Bradford Exchange, Hamilton,
Knowles, W.S.George, Royal Doulton, Franklin Mint, Danbury Mint,
Gorham, Hamilton Collection, Knowles, Bing and Grondahl, Royal
Copenhagen etc. with
Artists such as Walt Disney, Lena Liu, Norman Rockwell, Donald
Zolan, Thomas Kinkade, Edna Hibel, Sandra Kuck, John McLelland,
Kevin Daniel, Ted Xaras, Red Skelton.
Collector Plate Display Frames in hardwood, Brass Wire Hang-ups
and Wood Plate Rails to show off your collection
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